Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus may refer to:

Books

Film and television

Music

Hocus Pocus (group)

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Hocus Pocus is a Hip Hop / Jazz band from Nantes, France. Formed in 1995, their music is a mix of hip-hop, jazz, soul and funk. Originally being 20syl's brainchild, Hocus Pocus was formed in 1995, and gradually gained attention in the late '90s. The band, however, reached significant commercial and critical success in 2006 with the 2005 LP 73 Touches re-release, the "Hip Hop?" single (featuring the Procussions) having hooked many listeners who were curious about its blend of French, English, and acoustic/electronic elements. Though quite far removed from legendary bands evolving in that same category (like the Roots), Hocus Pocus' more radio-friendly recipe happened to be very effective. The band came back in 2007 with a mixed live/studio LP, Place 54, featuring more international collaborations and another hit single, "Vocab!".

Members

20Syl

20Syl (real name Sylvain Richard), the MC of the band has also worked on his individual projects including release of a solo EP Motifs. His collaboration with Oddisee resulted in a charting single "Ongoing Thing".

Hocus Pocus (magic)

Hocus Pocus or hocus-pocus is a generic term that may be derived from an ancient language and is currently used by magicians, usually the magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. It was once a common term for a magician, juggler, or other similar entertainer.

History

The earliest known English language work on magic, or what was then known as "legerdemain", was published anonymously in 1635 under the title Hocus Pocus Junior: The Anatomie of Legerdemain. Further research suggests that "Hocus Pocus" was the stage name of a well known magician of the era. This may be William Vincent, who is recorded as having been granted a license to perform magic in England in 1619. Whether he was the author of the book is unknown.

Conjectured origins

The origins of the term remain obscure. The most popular conjecture is that it is a garbled Latin religious phrase or some form of ‘dog’ Latin. Some have associated it with similar-sounding fictional, mythical, or legendary names. Others dismiss it as merely a combination of nonsense words.

Hocus Pocus (Kaela Kimura album)

Hocus Pocus (stylised as HOCUS POCUS) is the fifth album by Japanese pop singer Kaela Kimura, released on June 24, 2009.The album was released in formats CD and CD with a DVD.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kaela Kimura, except where noted. 

References

List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The series is set in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom, and centers on the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob SquarePants, an over-optimistic sea sponge that annoys other characters. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s. He began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life, another Nickelodeon television series which Hillenburg previously directed.

Since its debut on May 1, 1999,SpongeBob SquarePants has broadcast 194 episodes, and its ninth season premiered on July 21, 2012.The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters on November 19, 2004 and grossed over US$140 million worldwide.Atlantis SquarePantis, a television film guest starring David Bowie, debuted as part of the fifth season. In 2009, Nickelodeon celebrated the show's tenth anniversary with Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants and SpongeBob's Truth or Square. In 2013, it was reported that a tenth season is in production and was scheduled to air in 2014, but has been postponed.

Hocus Pocus (novel)

Hocus Pocus, or What's the Hurry, Son? is a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut.

Introduction

The main character and narrator is Eugene Debs Hartke, a Vietnam War veteran and college professor, and carillonneur who realizes that he has killed exactly as many people as the number of women he has had sex with. The character's name is a homage to American labor and political leader Eugene V. Debs and anti-war senator Vance Hartke, both from Vonnegut's home state, Indiana. The novel is structured as if it were written on many scraps of paper and assembled afterwards, "The unconventional lines separating passages within chapters indicate where one scrap ended and the next began." Incidentally it actually was written on scraps. He started on a brown paper bag, and used several hundred scraps, of many different varieties during his writing.

Plot summary

Eugene Debs is fired from his job as a college professor after having several of his witticisms surreptitiously recorded by the daughter of a popular conservative commentator. Eugene then becomes a teacher at a nearby overcrowded prison run by a Japanese corporation and comes to know members of each community while reflecting on his own history and ensuring his own survival.